Japan vs United States: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita
Japan
0.1766 t per person
in 2024
United States
0.1837 t per person
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
United States rank
8th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1837 t per person against 0.1766 t per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0071 t per person.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and United States ranks 8th of 125 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0796 t per person | 0.1957 t per person | 0.1161 t per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1358 t per person | 0.2379 t per person | 0.1021 t per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.1708 t per person | 0.2624 t per person | 0.0916 t per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.2339 t per person | 0.3063 t per person | 0.0723 t per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.2388 t per person | 0.2775 t per person | 0.0387 t per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2069 t per person | 0.2272 t per person | 0.0203 t per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.183 t per person | 0.1925 t per person | 0.0096 t per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per capita, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 0.1837 t per person against 0.1766 t per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per capita between Japan and United States?
- 0.0071 t per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- Japan ranks 9th and United States ranks 8th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.